Seung Il Lee

I'm Seung Il Lee. My research focuses on multimodal language models and AI agents. I am interested in leveraging multimodal models to manage and control intelligent agents.

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Publications

Token-Based Affordance Grounding with Large Vision-Language Models
Seung Il Lee, Qinqian Lei, Daguang Xu, Dong Yang, Robby T. Tan, Yixin Chen, Bo Wang
European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), 2026
project page / arXiv / code

We propose a token-based affordance grounding framework using Large Vision-Language Models (LVLMs) to localize action-supporting regions in an image.

Blockchains Studied with Python: Building a Blockchain Network with Python
DrFirst
BJPublic, 2023
Kyobo Book

Authored a technical book covering Web 3.0 implementation, blockchain network architecture, and hands-on Python development.

Professional Experience

Principal AI Engineer / Wealthspot (Mirae Asset Global Investments US) — Seoul / Remote
Dec 2024 – Present
  • Global AI Product Launch (NYSE): Architected the AI-driven investment logic and container-based infrastructure (AWS) for the GXIG ETF / news, successfully listed on the NYSE.
  • Cloud-Native Collaboration: Established a global collaborative development environment using Git and AWS EKS, co-working with New York-based teams to ensure system consistency.
  • AI Asset Management: Designed and built an AI-based wealth management system, automating portfolio rebalancing and risk assessment using Python and Spark.
  • Internal Process Automation: Developed an LLM-based automation tool for internal employee and client management on GCP and AWS, reducing manual operational tasks.
Senior AI Engineer / Mirae Asset Securities — Seoul, South Korea
Mar 2021 – Dec 2024
  • Enterprise LLM Agent: Built and deployed an LLM-based financial data agent serving 3 million retail customers / news.
  • Real-time AI Pipeline: Engineered a high-performance data pipeline using LangChain and Kafka to ingest and process unstructured data from Reuters, CNBC, and SEC EDGAR.
  • Large-scale Data Analysis: Utilized PySpark to analyze behavioral data of 3 million customers, providing personalized investment insights through AI models.
  • Scalable RAG Architecture: Developed a production-grade RAG pipeline to ensure high-accuracy information retrieval from real-time global financial news feeds.
Data Scientist Lead / Carvi (AI Mobility Startup) — Seoul, South Korea
Sep 2018 – Feb 2021
  • Real-time IoT Pipeline: Built a Kafka-based streaming data pipeline on AWS to process TB-scale real-time vehicle sensor data.
  • Driving Risk Analytics: Developed algorithms to analyze driving patterns and measure safety risks, providing foundational data for insurance scoring models.
  • Serverless Architecture: Optimized cloud costs and performance by implementing serverless components (Lambda, Athena) for geospatial data analysis.
Data Engineer / Analyst / Samsung Electronics — Hwasung, South Korea
Jan 2015 – Aug 2018
  • Operational Performance (OEE): Researched and designed the OEE analytical framework from first principles to optimize semiconductor manufacturing efficiency.
  • Predictive Risk Modeling: Developed statistical "Down-risk" models to identify equipment failure patterns, reducing unplanned downtime in the production line.
  • Data-driven Decision Support: Translated complex manufacturing logs into structured KPIs for executive-level strategic production planning.
Research Assistant / Deloitte Consulting — Seoul, South Korea
Sep 2013 – Nov 2013
  • Data-driven Strategy: Established mid-to-long term business strategy for Kia Motors based on data analysis.

Honors & Awards

  • First Prize in U+ Customer Idea Contest | LG Uplus | 2022
  • First Prize in MyData Contest | Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) | 2022
  • Grand Prize for Blockchain Challenge | Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) | 2022
  • Excellence Award in News Big Data Hackathon | Korea Press Foundation | 2022
  • Award for Production Optimization through Equipment Log Analysis | Samsung Electronics | 2018

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